Protest in Karachi against rape, murder of minor girl

One person has been killed and several others got injured during the protests demanding justice for a minor girl , Rabia who was killed after being raped in Manghopir, clashed with the police near Kati Pahari on Tuesday afternoon.

Stones were also pelted at the policemen by protestors in which at least one police officer got injured.

Inspector General (IG) Sindh, AD Khawaja, took notice of the incident and ordered SPP West Omer Shahid to submit a detailed report on the issue.

He told SSP West Omer Shahid that the family of the victim should be taken into confidence. The investigation should be conducted on the basis of evidence and statements of the girl’s family members, he added.

Meanwhile, SSP West Omar Shahid said that some efforts were being made to portray the incident as political. He also said that the Kati Pahari protest was baseless.

Duty Officer (DO) of Manghopir police station said that Rabia’s father reported her disappearance to police at 9 pm on Monday.

The DO said, “In his statement, the father told us the victim left her house at around 2 pm on Monday after her aunt slapped her for refusing to go the seminary.” He added that a call about a child’s dead body was received at 12:40 am later at night.